business administration

noun

: a program of studies in a college or university providing general knowledge of business principles and practices

Examples of business administration in a Sentence

a degree in business administration
Recent Examples on the Web According to a December Instagram post from the Whitewater gymnastics team, Welsh was pursuing a bachelor's of business administration with a sports management emphasis. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2024 Myles Gresham, 22, was a senior studying business administration at the Durham university. Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024 Bowman joined the school in 2019 after working as a business administration manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Southern California, according to a hiring announcement. Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024 Jill Avery is a senior lecturer of business administration and the C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School. Ayelet Israeli, jill Avery, leonard A. Schlesinger, matt Higgins, Harvard Business Review, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for business administration 

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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of business administration was in 1904

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“Business administration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20administration. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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